Etihad Airways and China Eastern Airlines to extend collaboration

Etihad Airways and China Eastern Airlines are to ‘explore a deepened co-operation’ to collaborate on a wide range of services, including an expanded codeshare, which will facilitate China Eastern’s ambition to begin services to Abu Dhabi at the newly-opened Abu Dhabi International Airport Terminal A. Describing the “enduring partnership” enjoyed by both airlines for over a decade, Antonoaldo Neves, CEO of Etihad, explained that the new agreement “marks a significant development of one of the direct links between Abu Dhabi and China and underscores the confidence of one of the most influential Chinese carriers in Etihad”. He added that the